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If an agency has a serious mishap in a live-fire shoot house environment, it will likely set their shoot house training program back several years
We must re-evaluate how law enforcement approaches serving search warrants involving child pornography
3 ways law enforcement agencies can manage high-risk vehicle events and rebuild trust with the community
The bill would require officials to evaluate an inmate’s entire criminal history when considering their release from prison
A man accused of killing eight people, including a deputy, swapped cars several times as he fled the crimes, eluding officers tracking him across the rural county
Mohammad Doudzai was killed by police after he shot his two brothers and set his house on fire
At one point, the officer’s radio became disconnected
Officer Matthew Tarentino is survived by his pregnant wife and two children
Once skills are automated and schemas are activated, a large portion of information processing is taken care of in the subconscious brain
Police fired 58 rounds at the suspect’s car
A man is accused of throwing a popcorn container at a movie theater worker, then punching and biting a cop
Senior Constable Brett Forte’s death is the first LODD of the year in Australia
The accident involved two Bluefield Police Department units and a West Virginia State Police cruiser
The officer’s patrol car was forced off the road by another vehicle
The officer who drove the patrol car the day of the November 2014 shooting was suspended
Deputy Constable Steve Gonzales lost control of his motorcycle as he tried to avoid another accident near an intersection
Nathan Desjardins and another officer were injured when they responded to reports of a missing canoeist
Three friends said Khaleel Thompson was acting erratically and threatening to kill himself hours before he was shot
The officers, who were not identified, are not believed to be seriously hurt
Special Agent Michael T. Walter was a father of three and former Marine
The rampage began after authorities got a call about a domestic dispute
Since 2010, the agency has lost 993 troopers — or about half of its workforce of 1,946 troopers, to retirement or resignations
The law makes audio-visual recording devices a standard feature of uniforms for any law enforcement officer who routinely interacts with the public
The study found that fatal officer-involved shootings are less common in states with stricter gun laws
Proponents say an escalation of violence against police justifies the heightened protections
Officer Nicholas Henzel is survived by his wife and two children
The 30-year-old man was found to be in possession of three handguns, a shotgun, a knife, ammunition, and a variety of other handheld weapons along with wearing body armor
The report released by the San Bernardino County DA’s office includes the accounts of nearly two dozen officers and details how officers identified the suspects
A lawyer for Andre Higgs, who is accused of killing Latrena May, implied that the responding cop escalated the situation that led to her client being charged in May’s death
Hayden Stutz told officers several times he had a pistol and didn’t care what happened
An officer opened the rear passenger door of the car when the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire
Agent Isaac Morales was fatally wounded when he was stabbed several times in an off-duty confrontation